Hope in Action: Subversive Eschatology in the Theology of Edward Schillebeeckx and Johann Baptist Metz

This volume contends against a major lacuna in the story of eschatology in the twentieth century by offering a historical and comparative analysis of Edward Schillebeeckxs prophetic eschatology and Johann Baptist Metzs apocalyptic eschatology with the goal of identifying relative advantages and limitations of these divergent eschatological frameworks for rendering a Christian account of hope that prompts action in the public arena.

Rodenborn provides a fresh angle on eschatologies of hope, bringing to the fore two Catholic theologians whose influences range from Vatican II to Latin American liberation theology. Hope in Action offers an innovative contribution to the theological account of the emergence of European political theologies and the role of eschatology as a practical and destabilizing theological category.

Author: Steven M. Rodenborn
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 08/01/2014
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 6.22h x 8.98w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9781451469288

About the Author
Rodenborn, Steven M.: -

Steven M. Rodenborn is associate professor of religious and theological studies at St.Edward"s University in Austin, Texas. He earned a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Notre Dame.

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